The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

As part of the Kilonova Science project, anyone and everyone can search for exploding stars. Now the first major discovery ...

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

NSF CAREER Award recognizes Indian American professor’s innovative approach to bridging human expertise and artificial AI ...

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...

Astronomers are excited about the first test images released today from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which show the ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the Vera C. Rubin ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly ...

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

Scientists unveiled the first images from what they are calling “the greatest astronomical discovery machine ever built," and ...